Posted in Let's Build Something, Terence Jason Dorman on May 15th, 2013 No Comments »
by Terence Jason Dorman Although I know everyone is eagerly awaiting the release of Shade of the Devoured Emperor, my fill-in Blarg for Ken this month is full of exciting internet news!
Posted in Terence Jason Dorman, The Fifth Tuesday on Apr 30th, 2013 No Comments »
by Terence Jason Dorman Some of you who were around back in the TG days may remember there was a short lived website for Team Hopper. It was primarily a site just to showcase myself and my fellow teammates, as well as provide some deck lists and strategy articles here and there. It wasn’t anything [...]
Posted in From The Judge's Chambers, Terence Jason Dorman on Apr 16th, 2013 No Comments »
by Terence Jason Dorman, judge of six-plus years Making the decision to become a judge in a game you love is usually a thankless decision. Very few players will be grateful of their judges because they see judges as a necessity for their playing experience. More often than not, though, judges are former players who [...]
Posted in Organizing Organized Play, Terence Jason Dorman on Mar 28th, 2013 No Comments »
by Terence Jason Dorman I am filling in for Ian this month as he is extremely busy plotting the future of The Spoils Organized Play Program. While I don’t have any details as it what that entails, I can say that Ian will likely be talking about some of those OP plans in his Blarg [...]
Posted in From The Judge's Chambers, Terence Jason Dorman on Mar 19th, 2013 No Comments »
by Terence Jason Dorman With MegaCon taking place this past weekend, my desire to travel all over for tournaments is starting to grow. In my head, MegaCon kicks off an amazing convention season that starts with MegaCon, passes through Origins, and finishes strong with the almighty Gen Con. Then, if you’re still hungry for more, [...]
Posted in Let's Build Something, Terence Jason Dorman on Mar 12th, 2013 No Comments »
by Terence Jason Dorman, the guy who isn’t as busy as Ken I’m filling in for Ken again this month as March officially kick-starts the “busy season” for guys like Ken. Between designing/playtesting sets, managing artists/artwork, and planning/preparing/running conventions, March through August is probably the busiest time for anyone involved in producing a card game. [...]
Posted in From The Judge's Chambers, Terence Jason Dorman on Feb 19th, 2013 No Comments »
by Terence Jason Dorman, former Judge of Great Justice I was recently asked a Spoils rules question by one of my fellow Team Hopper members. It was a rather common question, one I’d answered a dozen times before. I provided the answer quickly, but when I answered I added the line “but let me just [...]
Posted in Let's Build Something, Terence Jason Dorman on Feb 13th, 2013 No Comments »
by Terence Jason Dorman, fill-in extraordinaire With Shade of the Devoured Emperor as close to “around the corner” as it can be (test prints, w00t!), all the players I know are excited by the 130 new cards and the many ways those cards will shake up the tournament scene. While adding 130 new cards is [...]
Posted in Terence Jason Dorman, The Fifth Tuesday on Jan 29th, 2013 1 Comment »
by Terence Jason Dorman, Awesome Manager of Inspired Writings Clans and Teams have existed in The Spoils since the rise of the forums. Whether it was Team Strike, Team Hopper, Team Covenant, or Team 6:32, the forums were alive with teams planning their next events or talking trash to one another. Since Arcane Tinmen took [...]
Posted in From The Judge's Chambers, Terence Jason Dorman on Jan 15th, 2013 No Comments »
by Terence Jason Dorman, Manager of Awesome Writings Judging at Gen Con in 2010 was my first major judging experience. I had judged hundreds of local events and a handful of regional/state events, but nothing that would see players from all around the world traveling to one event. It was a bit daunting to think [...]